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  • From: "Cristóbal Palmer" <cmp AT cmpalmer.org>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Thank you, Tarus Balog!
  • Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 23:15:19 -0400

Also, if y'all took pictures tonight, please post them to flickr (or
another service) and use the tag "inw20080904".

Cheers,
CMP

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 10:12 PM, David Matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org> wrote:
> Tarus Balog, International Open Source Superstar, threw a party
> tonight in his hometown of Pittsboro, NC. He invited a few of his
> friends, and he invited us, the Triangle InterNetWorkers. It was a
> treat when he decided to sponsor food and drinks. It was even more
> spectacular that he got 40+ people to show up to the first
> InterNetWorkers event in over a year! http://www.opennms.org/
> http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
>
> The Carolina Brewery was easy to find; just turn into the Lowe's
> complex south of Hwy 64 on 15-501 S. They had good food and excellent
> beer, my favorite being the Blue Sky Ale. A lot of old school INW
> people made it out (Kevin S, Michael C, Greg C, Tanner L) and lots of
> new faces, too. I did not get to meet everybody and that is the only
> regrettable portion of the evening (hopefully we'll meet next time).
>
> Thanks to the power of real-time, in-person networking I was able to
> finally meet my former online nemesis, Jim Ray of Neuse River Networks
> (Raleigh, NC). For better or for worse, Jim and I had disagreed
> strongly in the past and felt the need to express it online. These
> sorts of things can (thankfully) be resolved offline. We got to chat
> for awhile and Jim even conceded "You are not such a bad guy." I felt
> extremely flattered to hear this and believe I may have agreed with
> him, as well.
>
> Overall, the gathering was fantastic. Win-win! Thank you Tarus for
> arranging and sponsoring the September 2008 InterNetWorkers
> gathering! Lots of people expressed interest in rejuvenating INW
> monthly meetings and this enthusiasm is because of Tarus' efforts.
> Thanks again! See you all next time!
>
> Dave M.
>
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Cristóbal M. Palmer
"Small acts of humanity amid the chaos of inhumanity provide hope. But
small acts are insufficient."
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